Speeches
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OPENING REMARKS BY PRIME MINISTER THE HON. BALDWIN SPENCER AT THE SEVENTEENTH MEETING OF THE BUREAU OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (WITH PARTICIPATION BY THE CORE GROUP ON HAITI), 4 MAY 2004, ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
steemed Prime Ministers; Secretary General of CARICOM, His Excellency, Dr. Edwin Carrington; Honorable Ministers and Attorneys General; Other Members of Delegations;Other Dignitaries: It is a singular honour for Antigua and Barbuda to host this historic meeting of the Bureau of Heads of Government. As the newest kid on this block, I beg your indulgence should any lapses into local realities…
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OPENING ADDRESS DELIVERED BY HON. BALDWIN SPENCER, PRIME MINISTER, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, AT THE SEVENTEENTH MEETING OF THE BUREAU OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 4-5 MAY 2004, ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA (Edited version)
Conscious of their manifest potency, the Antiguan and Barbudan people are quite likely to set about devising means of seeking my immediate impeachment should I fail to begin my remarks with the affirmation which is now virtually mandatory in Antigua and Barbuda; on all occasions, and at every level. It is thus my duty, on behalf of the Antiguan and…
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) TO THE TENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ON HEALTH, THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, 28 APRIL 2004, TOBAGO
Hon. John Rahael Minister of Health of Trinidad and Tobago Other Honourable Ministers Honourable Chief Secretary and Other Representatives of the Tobago House of Assembly Ms Carole Ainstey Manager/Director World Bank Other Distinguished Guests Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen: I am pleased that I can participate in this Opening Ceremony of the Tenth Council for Human and Social…
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ADDRESS DELIVERED BY CAROLINE ANSTEY, DIRECTOR, CARIBBEAN DEPARTMENT, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN REGION THE WORLD BANK, AT THE SIGNING CEREMONY OF THE IDA GRANT AGREEMENT FOR THE PAN CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) PROJECT, 28 APRIL 2004, TOBAGO
Honorable Secretary-General of CARICOM, Distinguished Ministers and Country Representatives, Colleagues from Regional and International Organizations, Ladies and Gentlemen: First and foremost, I would like to express our gratitude to the organizers of this meeting for giving us a chance to sign the Grant Agreement between CARICOM and the World Bank to support the implementation of the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against…
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OPENING REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASST. SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), TO THE TENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) ON HEALTH, THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, 28 APRIL 2004, TOBAGO
It is my pleasure to welcome you all on behalf of the Directorate of Human and Social Development and indeed the entire CARICOM Secretariat. I wish in particular to thank you Minister and your staff at the Ministry of Health for making the arrangements for hosting this meeting. I also wish to express great pleasure that The Hon. Orville London…
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ADDRESS DELIVERED BY CAROLINE ANSTEY, DIRECTOR, CARIBBEAN DEPARTMENT, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN REGION THE WORLD BANK, AT THE SIGNING CEREMONY OF THE IDA GRANT AGREEMENT FOR THE PAN CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) PROJECT, 28 APRIL 2004, TOBAGO
Honorable Secretary-General of CARICOM, Distinguished Ministers and Country Representatives, Colleagues from Regional and International Organizations, Ladies and Gentlemen: First and foremost, I would like to express our gratitude to the organizers of this meeting for giving us a chance to sign the Grant Agreement between CARICOM and the World Bank to support the implementation of the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against…
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) TO THE TENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) ON HEALTH, THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, 28 APRIL 2004, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Hon. John Rahael Minister of Health of Trinidad and Tobago Other Honourable Ministers Honourable Chief Secretary and Other Representatives of the Tobago House of Assembly Ms Carole Ainstey Manager/Director World Bank Other Distinguished Guests Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen: I am pleased that I can participate in this Opening Ceremony of the Tenth Council for Human and Social…
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, ON THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY THE CHILEAN PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE TO CARICOM, 27 APRIL 2004, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Members of staff Members of the Media I look forward to receiving today, the letter of introduction from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile naming, Ambassador Alfonso Silva as Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Chile to the Caribbean Community. I will accept that letter with pleasure, knowing that I do so from a country which has steadily increased…
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REMARKS BY HON DR. DENZIL L. DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER, ST. KITTS/NEVIS, AND PRIME MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR HEALTH IN THE QUASI CABINET OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE OPENING SESSION OF THE US/CARIBBEAN HIGH LEVEL MEETING ON HIV/AIDS, 20 APRIL 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
H.E. President Jagdeo, Hon Tommy Thompson, Hon Dr Douglas Slater, Chairman of the Council for Human and Social Development of the Caribbean Community and other Ministers of Health, Dr Peter Piot of UNAIDS, Ambassador Godard, and other Member of the Diplomatic Corps and Representatives of Regional and International Institutions, Delegates to this Conference, Members of the Press. It gives…
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